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  • Why it's real hard not to try StarOffice

    Sun Microsystems has launched a grenade at Microsoft and it's called StarOffice.

  • Is StarOffice ready to take on Microsoft Office?

    Sun Microsystems is getting ready to release the sixth test version of its StarOffice productivity software suite. Unfortunately, the company is still delivering the same message, implying that StarOffice is appropriate for corporate desktops.

  • Australian Veterans choose MS Office over OpenOffice

    The Department of Veteran's Affairs (DVA) has chosen to upgrade its ageing Microsoft Office 97 software suite with Office 2003, shunning a tender that included OpenOffice from open source software specialist Single Point.

  • Sun to push StarOffice for Apple's OS X

    The two companies are cooperating on a version of Sun's StarOffice productivity software for Mac OS X. The plan has one rival in mind: Microsoft Office.

  • Sun wants local StarOffice outsourcer

    All processes around the sale, manufacturing, distribution and basic support of the new version of Sun Microsystems' office suite will be outsourced in Australia to a yet-to-be-appointed local software publisher.

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Features and Case Studies (25)

  • Convert Microsoft Office files to OpenOffice

    If you're switching to OpenOffice, here's how to leverage the Star Office Migration Partner for mass migrations.

  • Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

    Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed,,"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity market,"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

  • OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

    The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

  • Office not so suite

    You may not believe this, but Microsoft thinks we're biased...against Microsoft. But if reactions to our office suite review are anything to go by, our readers disagree.

  • Six office suites reviewed

    Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to dethrone Microsoft. We test six office suites in the market.

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Reviews (45)

  • StarOffice 6.0: End of the free ride

    StarOffice 6.0 is relatively inexpensive, but it's unlikely to win over existing users of Microsoft's Office products.

  • Sun to push StarOffice for Apple's OS X

    The two companies are cooperating on a version of Sun's StarOffice productivity software for Mac OS X. The plan has one rival in mind: Microsoft Office.

  • StarOffice offers IT real choice

    StarOffice might not be ready to totally displace Microsoft Office in the enterprise, but version 6 beta shows the suite has the stuff to loosen Microsoft's iron grip.

  • Free OpenOffice picks up from StarOffice

    OpenOffice.org developers have put the finishing touches on their productivity suite, which provides users and businesses with an alternative to Microsoft's Office suite.

  • Free office suite heads to the Mac

    OpenOffice.org, the open-source office suite project, has reached a milestone in porting the software to Mac OS X with an early release for Mac developers.

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